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Just beyond the bright yellow entrance gates to Kibbutz Be’eri, on a patch of land that once housed a cowshed and dairy farm, a new neighborhood is taking shape, rising from the ashes of one of the communities hardest hit by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A US rabbi was assaulted outside his New Jersey home Sunday afternoon, in what authorities described as an “isolated incident” that may have been antisemitic in nature.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli forces discovered long-range rockets in Gaza City that were capable of striking deep within Israeli territory. When the rockets were found, they were positioned and ready to launch into the center of the country.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Hamas faces “complete obliteration” if it refuses to cede control of Gaza, as diplomatic efforts continue around his proposed ceasefire plan.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday night said it “likely intercepted” a drone that was launched toward the southern part of the country by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
An Israeli negotiating team headed by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was set to depart for Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday for indirect talks with Hamas terrorists regarding a hostage agreement.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Three members of a terrorist cell with suspected links to Hamas were arrested by Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BFV) on Wednesday, thanks to Mossad intelligence, the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a Friday statement.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
None of the 40 vessels participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which Israel intercepted on Yom Kippur, was carrying humanitarian aid, according to the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The United Nations has moved to reimpose international sanctions on Iran under the “snapback” mechanism built into the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, restoring restrictions on arms transfers, missile technology and sensitive financial dealings.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday struck a site used to coordinate Hezbollah’s fire and defense network in the Beaufort Ridge area of Southern Lebanon.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Police on Thursday identified the suspect in the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hours before one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, offered a prayer for the hostages in Gaza during a U.N. General Assembly session.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Israeli military said five rockets were launched Friday night from northern Gaza toward Israel. Four were intercepted and one landed in an open area. No casualties were reported.
Read more: yNet News
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now one of the most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) claims.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israel’s navy intercepted the large flotilla attempting to break its maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, after the military issued a final warning for the pro-Palestinian fleet to change course.
Read more: The Times of Israel
At least two people were killed after an assailant drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard near a synagogue in England on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said.
Read more: Reuters
Hamas will likely reject US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan that would end the war in Gaza and see the release of the remaining 48 hostages, a senior official of the terrorist organization told the BBC on Wednesday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is set to convene on Oct. 15 for an urgent discussion about drone infiltrations on the Jewish state’s southern border with Egypt, lawmaker Zvi Sukkot said Monday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate